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3. Of laoplsdme'l'y clan (Eagle phratry): Ipcndm wt'lp 
“whale house.” Ip in “humpbacked whale/’ it will 
be remembered, is the main crest of this clan. 
This house is inhabited by chief le ,f q ' “used up” 
(this word is used, e.g., of hair falling out of fur 
or using up of floor planks). 
The two house names found among the £ ttwankcc'lk u are: 
1. Of laxlo’ ,u kct l clan (Eagle phratry): 'anlo-lkam wt'lp 
“Eagle’s nest.” This house was owned by Chief 
Derrick’s maternal grandfather. It is inhabited 
by chief kwr$ma-'’ a ' u “salmon spearer” (cf. ma mf ' a ' u 
“two-pronged salmon spear”). 
2. Of taxhyo' f ql clan (Wolf phratry) : wtlloxc ’ a'nolk u 
“drumming all over in the house” (cf. 'a'nol 
“drum”). This house is inhabited by chief paxftapl 
xs%a‘'k' “ten eagles on a tree.” 
The three house names found among the l$ctxate ,n are: 
1. Of laxlo' ,u kct' clan (Eagle phratry): ’ anwuccndjr'q * 
“(house) that one gets ashamed in after entering 
(because it is so long)” (cf. djrq 1 “to be ashamed”). 
It is inhabited by chief J$itxo' n . 
2. Of laoc^cbo-' u (Wolf) phratry: 'ange'lcma'x “where 
black-bear lies down to sleep.” It is inhabited by 
chief nc'^clcc ’ yd”n “father of (slave named) 
’ yd’n , Excrement.” 
3. Of 1$ispo' u dwt'd9 phratry: wi'lpl laxa' “sky house.” 
It is inhabited by chief nc' fi c ’ yo'd ' “father o\ 
(slave named) ’ yo-ct \ ” 
PERSONAL NAMES OF THE ktt'anwrHc. 
Anything like a complete survey of the men’s and women’s 
names characteristic of the different clans of the Nass River 
Indians was, of course, entirely out of the question under the cir- 
cumstances. It was necessary to content ourselves with a selection 
of typical names belonging to the different clans of one of the 
tribes, the ktt'anwrl'kc. The names of highest rank are kept 
apart from the more common names. It is believed that at 
